The Landlady Vocabulary -Horgan's class

During the school sports day, Abigail ran briskly to win the 100-meter race. How did she run?

• quickly; energetically

• pleasant; fun

• mentally unbalanced

• to come from a source

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

Scarlett was invited to a gala at a swanky hotel downtown. What does 'swanky' mean in this context?

• greedy

• unable to decide

• expensive; luxurious

• mentally unbalanced

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Priya admired the facade of the historic building during her architecture class field trip.

• unable to decide

• strip at the bottom of a door

• front of a building

• greedy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

During a group project, Hannah found that working with her teammates was very congenial. What does 'congenial' mean in this context?

• quickly; energetically

• greedy

• unable to decide

• pleasant; fun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

During a class discussion, Noah was described as being particularly rapacious when it came to collecting rare coins. What does 'rapacious' mean in this context?

• greedy

• expensive; luxurious

• urge to act

• mentally unbalanced

Grace was at the ice cream shop, trying to choose a flavor. She kept dithering between chocolate and vanilla. What does 'dithering' mean in this context?

• urge to act

• unable to decide

• to come from a source

• to have a quality that raises interest

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Grace felt a strong compulsion to check her phone every few minutes, even during important meetings.

• mentally unbalanced

• quickly; energetically

• expensive; luxurious

• urge to act

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Maya noticed her friend acting a bit dotty during the school play rehearsal.

• greedy

• to have a quality that raises interest

• to come from a source

• mentally unbalanced

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Avery noticed a threshold while entering the classroom.

• strip at the bottom of a door

• front of a building

• urge to act

• pleasant; fun

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Ava found a book with a tantalizing cover at the library. What does 'tantalizing' mean in this context?

• expensive; luxurious

• to have a quality that raises interest

• greedy

• quickly; energetically

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4